Overview

• Deputy Inspector General Eliud Lagat stepped aside from his duties while the Independent Policing Oversight Authority investigates Albert Ojwang’s custodial death.
• Officer Commanding Station Samson Talam appeared in court on murder charges as prosecutors seek a 21-day extension to complete the IPOA’s probe.
• IPOA has arrested three senior officers, a constable and a CCTV technician suspected of deleting security footage, as well as three civilians accused of participating in Ojwang’s assault.
• An independent autopsy revealed blunt-force head trauma, neck compression and multiple injuries that contradict the police account of a fall against a cell wall.
• Protests in Nairobi have renewed demands to curb police brutality and strengthen civilian oversight after violent clashes with riot police.